workshops 2019
Fruits and Flowers. Weekend Workshop January 12 -13 in Marathon, Florida Keys. (sold out)
$150
Saturday and Sunday from 10 - 4PM at the Shady Palm Art Gallery
Please contact me for more info: donnatorres@mac.com
Day 1- Painting and drawing flowers
Learning traditional botanical illustration
Basic instruction in watercolor for painting your flower subjects
Creating shadow colors for different color flowers
Texture and pattern in flower subjects
Day 2 - Painting and drawing fruits and vegetables
Drawing fruits and vegetables
Classic and unusual compositions
Underpainting for luminous color
How to paint dark fruits and vegetables
Painting textures on citrus
Painting bloom (the foggy whitish blue surface we see on plums)
Closing with “Flowers and fruits. Looking at the masters.”
Slide lecture.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables, FL 33156
Info: 305.667.1651, ext. 3322
Online registration click here:
https://nc.fairchildgarden.org/fall2019-art-classes
Botanical Art at Fairchild
This class for the beginner and advanced student focuses on the representation of tropical plants in watercolor and graphite. Students draw and paint using fresh plant material collected at Fairchild (provided). Drawing from traditional botanical illustration techniques and contemporary interpretations of flora, this class encourages expressive freedom while still honoring the beauty inherent in its plant subjects. Basic instruction in watercolor will be given as well as advanced Join us for lively discussions and exchange of ideas on materials, techniques and composition. Materials list provided upon registration.
1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, January 9 – February 6 (five sessions)
Fee: Member, $160
Non-member, $195
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables, FL
Wednesdays, October 23 – November 20
five sessions
1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Online registration is open
Register:
